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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regarding APUSH, the CAP curriculum is slightly different but every year a handful of kids attend regular meetings with the CAP9 US History teacher to prepare for the AP exam, mostly making sure they are confident with the test format and DBQs.

I think the biggest difference, though, is CAP9 and CAP10 English, because MCPS has abandoned actual honors English for those grades. That means the curriculum has been adjusted for a highly heterogenous classroom.

If MCPS brought back Honors and On-Level, I'd say doing CAP is not worth it for kids who are not very interested in journalism and film-making, but losing two years of English and writing instruction makes it feel like an easy choice. [/quote]

Thanks very much! So some kids take the APUSH exam then — I didn’t realize that was a possibility if you didn’t take the class.

Good to know about English — it does make the choice easier. [/quote]

Yes. I don't know how many kids take the test, but do know the teacher volunteers his time to help kids who want to take the exam prepare. That might be one of the other things I would highlight about CAP - the teachers seem relatively stable year-over-year. It's nice, because the CAP upperclassmen like to circle back and visit the younger ones with known teachers. [/quote]

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